10 pizza places in New York locals can’t stop talking about
In New York City, pizza defines the rhythm of daily life. From late-night cravings to weekend family rituals, every neighborhood has its legendary slice that locals passionately defend. Conversations about the “best pizza” can spark debates that last hours, and it’s clear: here, pizza is serious business. The city’s...
Pelham Gardens: Police Appeal to Public for Help Locating 16-Year-Old Girl Reported Missing
The NYPD is appealing to the public for help locating a 16-year-old girl reported missing from the Pelham Gardens section of The Bronx. Police said that Vera Narine of 2721 Kingsland Avenue, The Bronx was last seen leaving her home on Monday, Dec. 29, at around 2 a.m. They said she is described as female, Asian, is 5...
Tourist stabbed in leg outside Bryant Park in Midtown: sources
Sources told Eyewitness News the victim was a tourist from Canada visiting Bryant Park.
Gunman opens fire on crowded Brooklyn street before vanishing
BROOKLYN, NY – A quiet Saturday evening erupted in gunfire when an unidentified individual opened fire toward a group of people in front of 193 Sheffield Avenue around 8:35 p.m.,…
Explosive Audit Urges Dissolving Insolvent City Employee Health Fund
An explosive audit from City Comptroller Brad Lander recommends dissolving a fund that helps finance city employees health benefits, concluding that it is billions of dollars in the red after being tapped for years by municipal unions and mayors in labor bargaining. Declaring the fund “insolvent,” Lander’s auditors...
‘I didn’t want to die’: Teen recalls mass shooting outside of Sweet 16 party
BROOKLYN, N.Y. (PIX11) — A teenager who almost lost her life outside of a sweet 16 birthday party is starting her long road to recovery. Brooklyn native Nubia Mann was an innocent bystander, one of several teens injured in a mass shooting on Sunday, Dec. 14. Mann, a high school junior, was shot three times, […]
Asian population in Manhattan’s Chinatown plummeted amid affordability crisis
Make your contribution now and help Gothamist thrive in 2025. Donate today. The number of Asian residents in Manhattan’s Chinatown dropped by over 20% in the past decade despite an increase in the neighborhood’s overall population, according to a recent report published by the Asian American Legal Defense and...
Maimonides Health to merge with NYC Health + Hospitals
Brooklyn-based Maimonides Health is merging with NYC Health + Hospitals, New York City health leaders announced.
NYC snow pile carved into ‘crazy’ Snow King sculpture — now it’s a tourist...
Now that’s cool! A snow pile was shaped into a massive “Snow King” sculpture on a Brooklyn sidewalk – and dozens of people are going out of their way just to catch a glimpse of it. Roughly 50 gawkers stopped by Sunday to see the sculpture outside of House of the Lord Pentecostal Church on Atlantic Avenue after it was...
13 New York Fried Catfish Spots That Locals Agree Are Worth Every Bite
Fried catfish may have Southern roots, but New York has quietly built its own reputation for doing it right, one golden fillet at a time. I learned this the hard way after ordering catfish on a whim one afternoon and realizing I had been underestimating this city’s frying skills for far too long.
